Climbing figure toy



Nov. 10,1925. j 1,560,945

G. R. SECREST CLIMBING FIGURE TOY -2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 19, 1924"mulllllllluu 4 gra/venite@ 61H0: n eg Patented Nov. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. u

GEORGE R. SECREST, OE MCRAE,` MONTANA, ASSIGNOR F UNE-HALF T0 HUBERTNICHOLLS, 0F MCRAE, MONTANA.

CLIMBING mGUnE'ToY.

Application filed June 19, 1924. Serial No. 721,079.

To all' whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Groen R. Snonnsr, a citizen of the United States,residing at McRae7 in the county of Big Horn and State of Montana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Climbing Figure Toys, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a toy and has for its prime object toprovide an amusement device for the young and aims to embody averysimple and ecient construction which will be reliable in operation, veryinexpensive to manufacture, durable, strong, and well adapted to thepurpose lfor which it is designed. Y

The amusement devices aims to simulate a man climbing a pole for thepurpose of receiving material and delivering the same to the ground. Y

With the above and numerous other objectsin view as will appear as thedescrip` tion progresses, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures of construction, and in the combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully 'described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy embodying my invention, portionsthereof being shown in section, Y

Figure 2 is anotherelevation of the toy taken at right angles to thatshown in Fig ure 1, portions being shown in section,

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail vertical sec tion taken on line 3-3 ofFigure 1,

Figure is a detail vertical section taken substantially on the line 4:"4of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 5 is a transverse horizontal section taken substantially on theline 5-5 of Figure t looking downwardly', and

Figure (i is a fragmentary vertical section taken substantially on theline 6-6 of `Figure 5 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the pole 1 is ofhollow construc tion being provided with the slot 2 which is formed byconstructing the pole of sheet metal or the like and bending the same soas to berectangular in cross section with the meeting ends spaced. Aseries of teeth openings 3 are arranged alongside of the slot 2 so as toform a rack the purpose of which is to be hereinafter explained. Thispole 1 is xed to a pan t by means of lugs 5 passing through the bottomof the pan and then bent at right angles as is indicated to advantage inFigure 2. A receiving receptacle 6 is adapted to be positioned in thepan 4f for rcceivingmaterial to be delivered thereto. This receivingreceptacle 6 is provided with a handle 6 in order that it may beconveniently lifted from the pan 4f and dumped into a hopper 7 supportedon top of pole l by brackets 8. This hopper 7 isv constructed with aslanting bottom extend ing downwardly so as to terminate in a spout 9situated alongside of the upper portion of the pole 1 provided with theslot 2. A valve is associated with the opening at the lower end of thespout 9 and is in the form of a scoop 10 pivoted at 11 to the spout 9that is adjacent the scoop 10i. The closed end of the scoop 10 isprovided with an extension 12. It will be readily seen that the normalposition of the valve 10 is such that its closed end is lower than itsopen end thus preventing material from passing through the spout 9. Adelivering receptacle 13 is constructed at its closed end with aprojection adapted to engage the eX- tension 12 in orderto tilt thescoop valve in order that the material such as sand may flow from thehopper 7 through the spout 9,

through the scoop valve. 10 into the delivering receptacle 13.

A figure 22 is formed to simulate the human body and a plate 1.5projects forwardly therefrom to extend through the slot'2. Thusthe plate15 terminates in an eyelet 16 to which one end ofa cable 17 is attached.

This cable 17 is trained over a pulley 1S ro*y tatable on shaft 19. .Theother end of the .7:

cable 17 has attached thereto a weight 20 sufficient to overcome theweight of the fig ure 20 and attachments thereto so as to normallyretain the same in a raised position. A slot 21 is provided `in theforward porl tion of figure 22 through which a portion of a cog wheel 23extends. This cog wheel 23 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 24 mountedtransversely in the interior of the figure 21. The teeth of this cogwheel mesh with the rack formed by openings 3 so that it will be rotatedupon'the up and down movement of the figure. A pair of rocker shafts 25mounted in the figure is arranged in spaced vertical alinement. A pairof cranks 26 are mounted on each shaft and are Vconnected by a bar 27.The bars 27 are connected by the vertically extending rod 28 which isprovided with the projecting lug29 engageable with the teeth of the cogWheel 23. vArms 30 and legs 31 mounted on the rocker shaft 25 so thatthey will be oscillatedup'on ro'- tation ol the cog Wheel 23 caused bythe up and doivn movement of the gure so" as to engage the projectinglug 29 moving the rod 2S bach and ljorth and actuating the crank 26 soas to rock the shaft 2'5'. This motion ot the arms and legs simulatethe' motion of a persons arms and legsV When climbing a pole.

TheV receiving` receptacle 13 is hinged on the rear ot the ligure 2Qasat 32 that is adjacent the open end4 of the' `receptacle, so that theclosed end thereof Will normally be lower thanv the open end andretained in this position by a stopjfpinl 33 projecting from the figure.[A trip arm 34 extendsv from the pole 1 adjacent itslo'iverend, v

In considering the operation ot this de'- vice it will be. seenthat thehopper 7 filled With sand or other similar material. The Weight 2Ol willlift the ligure soI that'y the projection 14 onpthe delivery receptacle'1 3 engages the extension 12 of the scoop valve 10 so as to tilt thisscoop valve to the posi tion shoivn in Figure 3 in order that the sandor like material may flow into the receptacle until sulticient materialhas been delivered thereto to overcome Weight 2O to cause the ligure'tomove downwardly. The ligure then moves downwardly andl the deliveryreceptacle 13 is engaged with the trip arm 34' as is indicated in dottedlines' in' Figure 2' s o as to tilt the delivery receptacle and alloivthe sand or like. material to be dumped into the receptacle 6v, so thatlthe iveight 2O 'will again overcome the Weight of the, ligi'ire' withits attachment and this operation will be repeated untilallof the sandfrom the ho'p perhasbeeoine exhausted. 'During the up and dorm movement,the rotation ofv the cog Wheel 23 will cause the rocking ot the arms andlegs ot the ligure as previously indicated. I

lVhile the preferred embodiment ol' my invention has been described indetail, it will be understood that I do not Wish tov be limited to theparticular construction set toi'tli,`si1ice various changes int-he form,material, and proportions and arrangement ol' parts, and in the detailsor construction may be resorted to Without departing trom the spirit orscope ot the invention as here'- inafter claimed or destroying any ot'its advantages.

Having thus described my what I claim as neivis:

l. A toy ot the class described including a hollovv pole. a pulleyrotatably mounted in the upper end ot the pole, a weight invention.

on one end of the cable, a ligurel movable exterior ol the pole andconnected With the other end ot the cable, a. receptacle carri-ed bythey 4ligure, said receptacle being pivotally mounted, a hopperpositioned on the upper end ot the pole and provided with a dependingspout having a valve associated therewith, means on the receptacle torengaging the valve to open the same in order that material may lloivfrom the hopper into the receptacle to overcome V said Weight and tocause' said' ligure to move downwardly, and means at thebottom ot thepole for tripping the receptacle to emptyv the same in order that theWeight may again litt the ligure all in the manner and for the purposespecified.`

2. A toy of the class described including a hollojvv pole, a ligurenovable up and down the pole, means-'lor norinally holding` the ligureat the upper end or the pole' and returning the sameto said, upper end,a receptacle pivotall-y lmounted" on the ligure, a hopperf positioned atthe upper' end of the' pole andv provided With a spout depend`- ingtherefrom, a scoop yvalve pivoted adjacent its" open' enden the spout soas' to norm-ally prevent material from passing through the spout, anVextension provided on the closed end of the scoop, a receptaclepivotally mounted on the ligure and pro'- vided with an lextensioncapable ol engaging the extension' ot the scoop vvalve for tilting saidscoop valve and allowing material to flow from the hopper to therreceptacle' in order to give' sulli'cient Weight to the ligure in orderto overcome the means holding it in araised position so` that saidyligure will move downwardly, and means atth'e Vbottom of the pole tortilting the receptacle to vdump the material therein so as to relievetheligure oli its Weight so that it will re'- turn to its raisedposition.

3. A. toygof the classde'scribed including hollow poleformed Vfrom' asheet et nia terial bent so as to be substantially recA tangular incross section and having its ends slightly spaced to :torni a slot,projections extending from thelovver end ot the pole, a pan throughvwhich said projections pass for attaching the pole to the pan, said panforming a base tor holding the pole in an upright position, a hoppermounted on the upper end ot the pole provided With a depending spoutdisposed alongside that side ofthe pole provided with the slot, a scoopvalve pivotally mounted on the end ol the spout so that its closed endis lower than .its open end normally, a pulley mounted in the upper endot the pole, a cable trained over the pulley, a Weight on one endet' thecableI` al ligure, a plate extending from the Figure through the slot otthe pole, said 'cable attached to said plate whereby the ligure isnormally held in a raised position ou the llo pole, a receptacle havinglan open end pivoted adjacent its open end to the figure, a pin extendingfrom the figure for vsupporting the closed end of the receptacle so thatit is normallj)7 below the open end thereof, means on the receptacle forengagthe scoop valve to tilt the same to an open position so thatmaterial may {iow 'from the hopper to the receptacle overcoming theWeight so that the figure may move downwardly, a trip arm extending"from the hottom ot' the pole 'for engaging the receptacle so as to dumpthe same of the material which has heen delivered therein in order thatthe ligure may move upwardly and means associated 'with the ligure foragitatiing the arms and legs provided thereon.

1. A toy of the clase described including;` a pole, a figure movable upand down the pole, means for normally retaining` the i'ig- 4 ure at theupper end of the pole, a reeepe taole pivotally mounted on the back ofthe ligure to Similate a hed-carrier, a hopper positioned at the upperend of the pole and provided With a spout, a scoop bar pivot-ed adjaeent its open end on the spout eo as to prevent material from passingthrough the spout, an extension on the closed end of the scoop, anextension on the reoeptaele carried by the ligure engageable with thescoop extension for tilting the scoop valve and permitting material toflow from the hopper to the receptacle to lower the ligure, and abracket at the bottom of the pole to tiltl the receptacle and permit repeated operatioi'i of 'the figure on one filling oi the hopper. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my Signature.

GEORGE R. SECREST.

